haan kabhi khvaab-e-ishq dekhaa thaa — Akhtar Ansari

us se puchhe koi chaahat ke maze
jis ne chaahaa aur jo chaahaa gayaa

samajhtaa huun main sab kuchh sirf samjhaanaa nahin aataa
taDaptaa huun magar auron ko taDpaanaa nahin aataa

ai soz-e-jaan-gudaaz abhi main javaan huun
ai dard-e-laa-ilaaj ye umr-e-shabaab hai

yaaron ke ikhlaas se pahle dil kaa mire ye haal na thaa
ab vo chaknaachur paDaa hai jis shishe mein baal na thaa

rang o bu mein Duube rahte the havaas
haae kyaa shai thi bahaar-e-aarzu

ragon mein dauDti hain bijliyaan lahu ke evaz
shabaab kahte hain jis chiiz ko qayaamat hai

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

aatish-e-ishq vo jahannam hai
jis mein firdaus ke nazaare hain

mohabbat ne 'maail' kiyaa har kisi ko
kisi par kisi ko kisi par kisi ko